Proactive Passenger Protection - Skoda Octavia Owner's Manual

The automatic gearbox is set automatically to mode E
The engine noise is felt less intensely in the interior less than in normalmode
Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC)
Acceleration occurs more relaxed than in Normal
tance control.
Adaptive headlights (AHL)
The system is automatically deactivated
Air conditioning (Climatronic)
The air conditioning is controlled so as to save energy. For this reason, for ex-
ample, it may take longer to reach the desired interior temperature in mode
Normal.
Note
The Eco driving mode is not available when towing a trailer. When the vehicle
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is connected electrically to a trailer and is in the Eco driving mode, the Normal
driving mode is configured automatically.
The maximum vehicle acceleration (kickdown function) is possible also in
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driving mode Eco.
Individualmode
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Read and observe on page 157 first.
In mode Individual you can select between Normal, Sport and Eco for each sys-
tem separately » Operating instructions for Infotainment, chapter Vehicle set-
tings.

ProActive passenger protection

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Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Function
ProActive passenger protection (From here on referred to only as system) in-
creases passenger protection in the front seats in situations that could lead to
vehicle impact or overturning.
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Applies to Octavia RS, Octavia RS.
» page 130.
» page 146mode with dis-
» page 72.
WARNING
The increased safety by ProActive passenger protection must not tempt
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.
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you to take greater risks than otherwise – risk of accident!
Adjust the speed and driving style to the current visibility, weather, road
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and traffic conditions.
Note
The system component service life is monitored electronically. Further infor-
mation » page 37, Security systems.
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Function
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Read and observe
The system is ready to intervene automatically in the following conditions.
The ignition is switched on.
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The vehicle moves at a speed of more than 30 km/h.
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In critical driving situations (e.g. during emergency braking or a sudden change
in direction), the following steps can be taken separately or combined in order
to reduce the risk of serious injury.
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The front passenger's and driver's seatbelts, if worn, are automatically ten-
sioned closely over the body.
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The windows in the side doors (if open) are automatically closed up to a gap
of about 5 cm from the edge.
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The sliding/tilting roof is closed.
Once the critical driving situation has passed, the tension on the seatbelts will
be released again.
The system operates at two levels of protection.
The first level of protection
The system already intervenes in situations that may occur during dynamic
driving. As a result, this primarily helps to keep the driver and the passenger in
the correct seated position.
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on page 159 first.
Assist systems
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